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"Uchiwa-mon" is an original Chiyogami pattern depicting scattered uchiwa (round fans) which, according to Chinese custom, have the supernatural ability to resurrect the souls of the dead. Also, the uchiwa was carried by one of the Eight Hermits and used to be considered a symbol of high rank and noble birth.
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Chiyogami had its beginnings in Kyoto during the Edo period (1603 - 1867). It began with flowers, birds, and other patterns from nature, popular subjects in the Yuzen* patterns, drawn onto Japanese paper. Such paper came to be printed using the woodblock printing technology of Edo (present-day Tokyo), and incorporated other patterns used in colored prints of the day. The paper soon became popular throughout Japan.
*Yuzen: Japanese traditional dyeing technique that originated in the 8th century created by painter Yuzen Miyazaki. |
